distressed 1 of 2

past tense of distress

distressed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of distressed
Verb
The child appears distressed and is seen trying to get away from her, authorities said. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 The faded colors and distressed pattern give the rug an always-been-here feel and lend a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere to the space. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
His heart was racing, his breathing distressed. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 Recent downgrades by ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s have raised questions on Afreximbank’s lending, especially to distressed African states. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for distressed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distressed
Verb
  • This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The report quickly circulated on social media and even alarmed some basketball fans.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Baleba, after a troubled start to his season following United’s interest during the transfer window, had a good game against Newcastle last time out, and his performance in front of his suitors could impact their intentions next summer.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nobody Wants This is featured on the cover of this week’s The Hollywood Reporter, which dives into the origins of the show and its troubled first season, which despite its issues became a global smash.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Real wages remain depressed and economic growth has stalled.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These options include simply selling their position through open-market sales, an exchange offer or a mandatory exchangeable bond, with proceeds potentially funding a large share buyback, which would be highly accretive to Fluor's EPS, especially at its currently depressed valuation.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Animals at this time are moving for migration, and they’re distracted by breeding and hunting season.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cramer said the rally was foreseeable, but many investors were distracted by persistent negativity.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In this effective, no-nonsense chiller, a couple – one with an escalating form of parasomnia (a sleep disturbance that leads to fugue-like sleep walking) – seek and don’t get some R&R together and wind up arguing more and getting more agitated as freaky things start to happen.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas appeared agitated that he was not allowed to resume playing.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Michigan, where nearly 13% of households receive SNAP benefits, news of the pause had families, from Detroit to Interlochen, preparing to go to food pantries and worried about what's to come.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • However, reports about how the university has controlled the use of that money has worried some alumni.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Distressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distressed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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